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LauraRochelle01
Feb 13, 2013, 11:24 AM
On a distant planet a freely falling object has an acceleration of 20 m/s2. Calculate the speed that an object dropped from rest on this planet acquires in 1.5s.

JudyKayTee
Feb 13, 2013, 11:27 AM
How far distant is the "distant planet"?

LauraRochelle01
Feb 13, 2013, 11:57 AM
My book doesn't say how distant the planet is.

JudyKayTee
Feb 13, 2013, 11:58 AM
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LauraRochelle01
Feb 13, 2013, 12:03 PM
I think the equation is v=gt(g=10m/s2). But I am not sure about where the numbers go.